Fishing reel



Dec.26,'1922.

C. TEUTSCH. FISHING REEL FILED MAY l0l 192iy Patented Der. Ztl, lt);

orrnnizns rnnrson', or NEWARK; New Jnnsnr.

FISHL'NG REEL.

Application le May Mi,

To allwwm it m04/ concer/ff Be `1t known .that LCiinnLns TLUfrsorr,acitizen oi" the United States, residing` in the city of Newark, countyot Essen, and

State ot New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFishing Reels,`

means for disconnecting the headand back# plates from the reel frame,and for replac- 'ing1 and locking them m position.

. Another object is to `provide an improved form of frame so`constructed as to be prac tically integral, and unusually rigid.

l ln the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Fig.` l is a back plan` `view oi' my imH proved head plate, yshowingthelocking ring,i ttor locking the plate to the frame Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the head plate, with the adjacent portion of the trameshown in section.

Figi?) is a plan of the plate showing therloclring ring' for locking theplate tothe frame; an improved form of click is also shown.`

. Fig; l is a side elevation of the back plate withthe, adjacent portionof the Ytraine shown in section. 1

Figs. 5 and o are respectively side and lront views of ja modied torinoflocking device for lockingthe head and-back plate to the `frame.

The frameot the reel is made` up oi' the heady ring l, the back ring 2,the spacing posts ,3 and the `footliilate et. `'.lfherings l vand 2 arealike in all respects; they are oi' L-shape inlcross-sectionasshown,vand are madeas lightas possibleconsistent with the requisitestrength. The spacing posts, three in number, are made olf metal rods,having the reduced ends as at 5 and 6, which are inserted inepertures inthe rings l, 2, where they are rigidly secured by blazing, soldering orwelding. The ends 5, 6 of the posts 'extend somewhat beyond the outeredge of therings l, 2, so as tofbe flush with the face; of the headplate 7 and back plate S. These plates are made otvulcanized rubber,

bre, or any material suitable it'or thel pui-5` Ainside of the back"isf/si. `serial no. lease?.

pose. `They are each provided` with aperf tures to receive theprojectingends 5, 6 Q the posts The `plates areprovided with theshoulders 9, and 1 0 respectively, which set against the respectiveouter edges of the rings l and 2. rlheapertures in the ,plates are allprovided with themetal eyelets l1, which `are spunover the platesbothoutside and inside. rllhe material ofthe platesnis cut awayas l2, aroundeach ottheeyelets, so as to provide space tor the keepers 13,- whioh arerigidly vsecured to the projecting ends and 6, so that when assembledthe inner races of the keepers will be flush with `the respectiveinner-faces of the plates 7 and Se .r-ls aineans for lockingthe platesto the rings, lprovide the half rings le; and l5 upon the respectiveplates, securing them coneentrically in sliding.;l engagement there#with by -the series oit headed studs 16, which are inserted atintervalsalong the rings into the plates, `as shown. The halt rings lllandl l5 are of a diameter to engagethe post ends 5 and 6 and when' intheposition shown in Fig i, they serve to engage beneath 'the keepers 13to loclr the plates to the rings respectively.' Notches l? "are providedin the `outer edges oit' the hall rings, so that whenthey` are shiftedto the position shown in Fig. l, these notches will register with thekeepers,`so that the Vplates will be released :trom` the rings.w Stoppins 18 are insertedin the plates, to limit'the movement ot `the halfrings to theirvloclring and unlocking` positions.

The head plate 7 carries the usualcenter bearing 19 for. the spool pivot(not shown), and the gear 20, which `latter is rotatedby the crank 20`mounted uponthe `gear sha-it outside the plate.f The gear 2O issupported by the bridge 2l, pivoted at 2201i the head plate.; the'bridgehas several raclr teeth 23 at its free endr which mesh with the piniony`24, the klatter `mounted upon ashort shaft 25vwith a small crank 2Gupon the outer end outside the plate. The turning of the crank through ashort arc will obviously cause the bridge to shilft and with itthengear20 into and out of *mesh with the pinion on the spool. rlhe headed pin27.` is @inserted into the plate through the slot 28 in the bridge, andserves to `contine the bridge in place and limit its movement. ln thismanner the reel becomes what is known' as a free spool. reel.`

ln additiontothe locking device as above npoint ot the click into andout of engagement with the click wheel 32 on the end or' the spoolspindle.v All of the click structurel is ywell known in the art, withthe exception that in the present instance,the click is provided rwithspare` points 81'-, so that when one ypoint becomes too worn to beeffective, the spring 29 may be spread so as to free the point in use,the click given a part of a turn to bring another point into use, rwiththe spring bearing upon it as shown. i

In some cases, ll maysubstitute ,tor the head `plate locking deviceabove described, the 'form shown in Figs. 5 and 6. rthis consists oit'aU-shaped clamp 33, having an elongated shank 34 pivoted to vone of theposts 3, so as to embrace both the ring l or 2, shown. When the clamp isthrown bach, the plate is freed 'from the ring. Registeringindentationsin the clamp, ring, and plate serve to hold the clamp in lockingposition against accidental displacement. Such a construction as justdescribed is desirable upon what is known as bait casting reels, whichare used in bait casting contests, when the quick separation ot theparts of the reel is desirable for purposes of inspection or repair.When either of the plates isseparated from the rame,the spool'may bereadily taken out.

lf desired, an arc-shaped plate may be fastened to the head plate as at35, so `that the small cranlr 26 may bear upon itwith the point 36snapping into the indentations 37 in the plate 35, to hold the crankagainst accidental displacement. i

As a convenient means for shifting the locking halt' ring concentricallyabout the head plate, provide the plate with an arcshaped slot 39,through which a pin'38 projects from the half ring 15, and on the end ofsaid pin the button el is secured ywith the arc-shaped cover plate overvthe slot 39. The shitting of the button from one end 'of the slot to theother will correspondingly shift the ring l5 into and out ot' engagementwith the keepers 13, and so lock andunlock the head and back plates.

I claim: 1' j f l. In alishing reel, the combination of a flanged headring, `a head plate fitted thereto, frame posts projecting fromsaidl'iead` ring,-said head plate having marginal apertures for thereception of said posts,.keepers upon said posts, a locking ringslidably mounted upon saidV head plate for engage- -ment with saidkeepers to lock said plate and upon said head plate and a hand operatedpinion mounted upon said head plate for engagement with rack teeth uponsaid bridge Jfor shifting said driving gear into and out of drivingengagement with said spool.

ln a fishing reei, the combination of a pair of flanged headrings,aplurality Vof spacing postsiigidly and permanently c0n necting saidrings togetherto form a reel traine, head and baclr plates fitted intosaid frames, said plates each provided with apertures into which theprojecting ends of said posts are inserted, locking rings rotativelymounted upon the inner faces of said Aplates respectively to slide intoand out of engagement with said posts to lock said plates to said rings,a spool mounted to rotate in said bearings in the respective centers ofsaid head and back plates, said spool having a pinion upon the spindlethereof, a bridge pivotally mounted at one of itsends upon the innertace of said head-plate, a "driving gear Wheel carried by said bridgefor engagement with `said pinion, raclr teeth upon the other end of saidbridge and a hand operated pinion ymounted upon the inner base of saidhead plate for engagement with saidrack teeth to swing said bridge withits driving gear wheel into and out oit' engagement with saidspoolpinion.;

3. in. a fishing reel, thecombination of a' reel trame comprising a headring and-a back ring, spacing posts rigidly connecting said headandbaclr rings,\head and back plates respectively iitted `to andinlocking engagement with said head and back rings, a spool mounted torotate in' bearings in the respective'centers of said head and backplates, said spool having a pinion upon the spindle thereof, a bridgepivotally mounted upon the inner tace of said head plate, a driving gearwheel vmounted upon said bridge for engagement with said pinion, rackteeth upon said bridge, a pinionniounted upon said head platetorengagementwith lsaid raclr'teeth,a crank upon the external` tace oi'said head plate and connected'to said pinion for manually operating thesame tc lswing said bridge'with its driving wheel intoy and out ofoperative engagement withsaid spool pinion. j' l Y 4. In a fishing reel,the combination loi-a reel frame, head and back platesiin lockingengagement respectively-with the head and back rings of said frame, aspool mounted to rotate in bearings in the respective centers i ,C orsaid head and baclrplates and having a 'llO by seid bridge forengagement with said pinion, melf; teeth upon the othei end of saidbridge, and :i hand operated pinion mounted upon said head plate forengagement Wit-h said rack teeth to swing Said bridge with its drivinggen1' Wheel into and ouil of engagement with said spool` pinion.

5. n a fishing feel, the combination of n.

ee frame withv aV Spool ioteitively nioiniiced4 therein, n drivinghaiif'ing :i supporting l0 and out o1 drivingengagement with seid l5spool.

onnnnne Tnnffsen.

